SPEEDY HELP
In our Focal Scripture, God told Elijah that He had commanded the ravens to feed him in the brook where God would have him stay. One major distinctive feature of ravens is their speed. A
May 12, 2023
Daily Devotional
PATHWAY OF GLORY
In our Focal Scripture, God told Elijah to turn eastward. God commanded Elijah to move in the direction of the east. In Ezekiel 43 vs. 2, Ezekiel said, “…I saw the glory of the God
May 11, 2023
THE WORD OF THE LORD
After Elijah decreed that there would be famine in Israel, the word of the Lord came to him and ordered him to move to Brook Cherith. If Elijah failed to move in the direction of
May 10, 2023
DIVINELY EXEMPTED
Our Focal Scripture speaks of that moment when Elijah decreed that there will be famine in Israel. Notice that whilst the entire nation was in famine, Elijah did not experience famine. He had food to
May 9, 2023
NO NEGATIVITY
Our Focal Scripture speaks of that moment when Elijah said that there would no dew or rain in Israel. Notice that Elijah took the position to halt the rain because of Ahab and the prophets
May 8, 2023
OPEN HEAVENS
In our Focal Scripture, Elijah proclaimed that there would be no rain, except according to his word. Elijah decreed that the flow of rain from heaven would cease, and famine ensued. What was meant to
May 7, 2023
GRACE FOR FINISHING
In our Focal Scripture, Prophet Zechariah proclaimed that the hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of the house (temple), and that his hands would also finish it. It was not just an announcement of
May 6, 2023
GRACE SPEAKS
In our Focal Scripture, Zechariah declared that Zerubbabel shall bring forth the headstone with shoutings of grace. A headstone is like a cornerstone, which is part of the foundation of a building. So there were
May 5, 2023
THE WALLS MUST GO DOWN
Our Focal Scripture is divided into two parts by the use of a colon (:); and when a colon is used, it means that what is after the colon is explaining what was before the
May 4, 2023
IT’S TURNING AROUND
When the enemies of the children of Israel conspired against the work of rebuilding the temple, King Darius confirmed that a decree had been made for the temple to be rebuilt; and he ordered that
May 3, 2023
NO OPPOSITION
It is instructive to observe that King Cyrus had already decreed that the children of Israel could proceed to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem (see Ezra 1 vs. 2), but the enemies of Israel stood
May 2, 2023
NO MORE DELAYS
Our Focal Scripture speaks of the vision moments when Zechariah asked the angel to interpret what he saw. Zechariah’s vision happened in the days when the children of Israel were in captivity. Notice that in
May 1, 2023
Lasting Light
In our Focal Scripture, Zechariah speaks of the candlestick made of gold, with bowls upon it, and lamps thereon. This candlestick was meant to produce light that would never go off (see Exodus 25 and
October 1, 2022
Unfamiliar Results
At a time when God wanted to reveal His will for the children of Israel, the Angel asked Zechariah, “What do you see”? Zechariah replied by saying that he saw a candlestick made of gold,
September 30, 2022
A Better Offer
Zechariah had experienced divine encounters prior to our Focal Scripture, when the angel of the Lord came again and woke him up like a man that is awakened out of his sleep. The second coming
September 29, 2022
Your Eyes Are Opened
Zechariah spoke in our Focal Scripture about how an angel of the Lord came and woke him like a man is wakened out of his sleep. Zechariah was awakened, and he saw a candlestick of
September 28, 2022
New Levels
In our Focal Scripture, Zechariah speaks of how an angel of the Lord came again and “waked him” as a man is wakened out of his sleep. The word ‘waked’ as used in that scripture
September 27, 2022
Heaven’s Gain
Apart from instructing Joshua to keep away from the accursed thing, God also instructed Joshua about the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, which were to be consecrated unto the Lord. Heaven
September 26, 2022
No Accursed Thing
In our Focal Scripture, God instructed the children of Israel not to touch the accursed thing in Jericho. They were to possess the land of Jericho, but God Himself outlawed some items that were available
September 25, 2022
No Reduction
Our Focal Scripture speaks of that day when Joshua and the men of war compassed around Jericho seven times. These men undertook a journey that should take seven days to complete, and they did it
September 24, 2022
Journey With God
As the men of war marched round Jericho, the Ark of the Covenant was part of the journey. For six days, they marched round the walls of Jericho, and the Ark was involved; on the
September 23, 2022
It’s Your Jubilee
One instruction God gave to Joshua was that priests should blow trumpets of ram’s horns. In Old Testament times, silver horns were blown in times of war; but God spoke about ram’s horns. Ram’s horns
September 22, 2022
Do More
God told Joshua and the men of war to walk round the city of Jericho once a day for six days, but He instructed them to do the same journey seven times on the seventh
September 21, 2022
Speedy Results
In our Focal Scripture, God told Joshua to compass the city of Jericho once a day, for six days. According to bible historians, a journey around Jericho on foot took almost a whole day during
September 20, 2022
Not Your Portion
In our Focal Scripture, God told Joshua that He had given him Jericho, and the king and the mighty men. God did not promise Joshua the walls of Jericho. The wall of Jericho was not
September 19, 2022
Tear Down The Walls
The walls of Jericho were not built because of the children if Israel. Those walls existed before they thought of possessing Jericho. Those walls were structures that predated their mission to Jericho. The walls were
September 18, 2022
Fight And Possess
The Joshua generation was that generation that knew the promise of God, and were ready to fight until it became reality. They were not afraid to fight for what God promised them. They were not
September 17, 2022
Fight For Others
In Joshua 1 vs. 13-15, some tribes had taken possession of their land, but Joshua commanded them to help other tribes to possess their own land. Some people possessed their possession; others were yet to
September 16, 2022
No Blockade
Our Focal Scripture reveals that Jericho was shut up because of the children of Israel. Nobody could go out, and nobody could go in. Jericho was in that state where people had needs that should
September 15, 2022
A Greater Generation
One distinction of the Joshua generation is that they completed what their fathers started. Their fathers got a promise but never lived to see the fulfillment of the promise. Their fathers knew that God was
September 14, 2022
A Better End
Another exciting distinction of the Joshua generation is that they were born in the wilderness, but they did not die in the wilderness. They were born into an unfavourable situation, but they did not remain
September 13, 2022
Divinely Established
When the children of Israel left Egypt, they left with God’s promise to give them the Promised Land. That same generation wandered for several years in the wilderness: they had no definite location; they were
September 12, 2022
A Divine Encounter
When Joshua came close to Jericho, he found that it was surrounded by walls. Joshua needed to step into Jericho to possess the land that God promised His people, but he could not go in
September 11, 2022
Angelic Help
Joshua met an angel as he stood by Jericho. He was on a mission to possess Jericho, he was on the brink of entering into God’s promise, he was on the verge of his next
September 10, 2022
Lift Up Your Eyes
In our Focal Scripture, Joshua lifted up his eyes and he beheld an angel with a sword drawn in his hands. There was already an angel waiting to help Joshua to win his battle, but
September 9, 2022
You Will Step In
Our Focal Scripture speaks of that moment when Joshua was standing by Jericho. He had come close to Jericho but he was yet to enter in. He had come close to God’s promise for the
September 8, 2022
Wealthy Place
Our Focal Scripture speaks of the moments preceding the possession of Jericho by Joshua and the Israelites. Jericho was a wealthy city in bible times; it was a fenced city. It was a city filled
September 7, 2022
It Shall Come To Pass
Our Focal Scripture speaks of that moment when God said to Ezekiel: “…know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it”. God was not just going to speak on a matter. He spoke,
September 6, 2022
Restoration
It is important to observe that in the milieu wherein Ezekiel prophesied, Israel was in captivity. People who had earlier been led into their Promised Land suddenly found themselves in captivity. People who once had
September 5, 2022
Receive Your Own
Apart from promising to bring the children of Israel out of their graves, God also promised to place them in their own land. They weren’t going to leave the grave and start to roam and
September 4, 2022
Out Of The Grave
In our Focal Scripture, God promised to bring the whole house of Israel out from their graves. They had been in the grave, and God promised to bring them out. God decreed that he would
September 3, 2022
Don’t Lose Hope
In our Focal Scripture, God Himself compared the valley of dry bones to the whole house of Israel. The house of Israel was saying that their bones were dried, and their hopes were lost. They
September 2, 2022
